Archbishop of Canterbury Breaks with 2,000 Year Teaching on Marriage
Opposition Alliance leaders say they will set up a de facto parallel province to counter the changes. They have vowed to stay in the Church of England.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Justin Welby has formally broken with 2,000 years of teaching on marriage, and believes his “evolved” thinking now includes committed homosexual relationships.
In an official statement from Lambeth Palace, the archbishop says his position, supported by the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell now includes “stable, committed and faithful relationships.”
Since the beginning of the Living in Love and Faith process, people across the Church of England have been studying, praying and sharing together about sexuality, identity, relationships and marriage. That process has revealed profound differences in theological conviction and biblical interpretation. But that does not change the fact that every group and every Christian has a place in the Church of England, he wrote.
In his interview on the Leading podcast, the Archbishop of Canterbury was asked whether gay sex is sinful. Alastair Campbell was returning to this question having first put it to the archbishop in 2017 during an interview for GQ magazine. In both interviews, Archbishop Justin spoke honestly about the fact that these are complex questions that have caused deep division in the church. In both interviews, he said that what seem most central to him are stable, committed, and faithful relationships.
Archbishop Justin says he is in company with many other bishops regarding sexual intimacy. He says his thinking has evolved over the years through much prayer and theological reflection — particularly through the Living in Love and Faith process — and he now holds this view sincerely.
He says it reflects his commitment to continuing to welcome, love and include LGBTQ+ people more fully in the life of the Church. He understands the Church remains deeply divided over the issue.
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